www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Alfonso Cuarónhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/alfonso-cuaron/?utm_medium=RSS2017-03-15T00:01:24-04:00Alfonso Cuaron wraps filming on 'Roma' in his native Mexico2017-03-15T00:01:24-04:00NATALIA CANOhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/15/alfonso-cuaron-wraps-filming-on-roma-in-his-native/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MEXICO CITY (AP) - For Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron, returning to film in his native Mexico was an itch that took 16 years to finally scratch.</p> <p>Ever since Cuaron found international success with the movie "Y Tu Mama Tambien," commitment after commitment, among them "Children of Men" and "Gravity," delayed ...Oscar-winning director questions Mexican president2014-04-28T19:18:28-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/28/oscar-winning-mexican-director-questions-president/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> MEXICO CITY (AP) - Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron published a full-page ad Monday in Mexican newspapers questioning President Enrique Pena Nieto's energy reform.</p> <p> The director of the blockbuster space film "Gravity" wrote the open letter to Pena Nieto in which he thanked Pena Nieto for his congratulations on ...'Gravity' director Alfonso Cuaron turns to TV2014-03-08T13:59:10-05:00LYNN ELBERhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/8/gravity-director-alfonso-cuaron-turns-to-tv/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron was looking for an anti-"Gravity" follow up to his blockbuster space film, and he found it with a rare excursion into television.</p> <p> Cuaron and sci-fi auteur J.J. Abrams ("Lost," the "Star Trek" movies) are executive producers of "Believe," a drama ...SHOW BITS: Stars kick back after hard night's work2014-03-03T06:26:41-05:00The Associated Presshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/3/show-bits-a-tale-of-2-red-carpets/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LOS ANGELES (AP) - Show Bits brings you the 86th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.</p> <p> ___</p> <p> PARTY KEEPS OSCAR NIGHT GOING</p> <p> After a hard night's ...'12 Years a Slave' rises up at Academy Awards2014-03-03T01:40:37-05:00JAKE COYLEhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/3/surprises-at-academy-awards-may-be-few/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LOS ANGELES (AP) - Perhaps atoning for past sins, Hollywood named the brutal, unshrinking historical drama "12 Years a Slave" best picture at the 86th annual Academy Awards.</p> <p> Steve McQueen's slavery odyssey, based on Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir, has been hailed as a landmark corrective to the movie ...GETTING A SECOND CHANCE2014-03-03T01:19:52-05:00The Associated Presshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/3/getting-a-second-chance/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> The night was going so well for "Gravity" director Alfonso Cuaron that he didn't bother making a speech during his first trip to the Oscars stage on Sunday.</p> <p> He let his co-winner for best film editing take the limelight, only thanking his family backstage after he was prompted ...Diversity the big winner at the Academy Awards2014-03-03T12:28:45-05:00JESSICA HERNDON and JAKE COYLEhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/3/diversity-wins-big-at-86th-oscars/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LOS ANGELES (AP) - Diversity was perhaps the biggest winner at the 86th annual Academy Awards.</p> <p> For the first time, a film directed by a black filmmaker - Steve McQueen of "12 Years a Slave" - won best picture and a Latino - Alfonso Cuaron of "Gravity" - ...Alfonso Cuaron wins best director Oscar for 'Gravity'2014-03-02T23:35:27-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/2/alfonso-cuaron-wins-best-director-oscar-for-gravit/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alfonso Cuaron wins best director Oscar for 'Gravity' .</p>Alfonso Cuaron wins Oscar for best director2014-03-02T23:39:04-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/2/alfonso-cuaron-wins-oscar-for-best-director/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alfonso Cuaron has won the Academy Award for best director for the visually groundbreaking lost-in-space spectacle "Gravity."</p> <p> It was the seventh Oscar of the evening for "Gravity" and the second for Cuaron himself. Earlier in the evening he shared in the Oscar for film ...Cuaron's Oscar nod leaves Mexico soul searching2014-02-28T17:50:11-05:00ADRIANA GOMEZ LICONhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/28/cuarons-oscar-nod-leaves-mexico-soul-searching/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> MEXICO CITY (AP) - The Oscars could be Mexico's big night, with three Mexicans nominated for directing, cinematography and acting.</p> <p> Except that some in Mexico aren't looking at it that way.</p> <p> Despite feeble cries of "Viva Mexico!" by some politicians and celebrities for the best-director nomination of ...Oscar horse race to be a photo finish2014-02-28T13:23:28-05:00JAKE COYLEhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/28/oscar-horse-race-to-be-a-photo-finish/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LOS ANGELES (AP) - Many of the winners who will take home an Oscar on Sunday have long been forecast, their triumph made seemingly self-evident after months of anticipation. That is, except for one little category: best picture.</p> <p> Even in a particularly lengthy awards season (the Academy Awards ...Alfonso Cuaron named best director at British Academy Film Awards for 'Gravity'2014-02-16T16:17:17-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/16/alfonso-cuaron-named-best-director-at-british-acad/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LONDON (AP) - Alfonso Cuaron named best director at British Academy Film Awards for 'Gravity'</p>Cuaron wins DGA for 'Gravity,' gains Oscar edge2014-01-26T14:31:36-05:00JESSICA HERNDONhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/26/dga-winner-could-get-edge-in-tight-oscar-race/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alfonso Cuaron was awarded the top film honor from the Directors Guild of America for "Gravity" on Saturday night, giving the lost-in-space saga an edge on the journey to the Academy Awards.</p> <p> In the recent bustle of Hollywood honors, "Gravity," David O. Russell's con ...Director Alfonso Cuaron tries TV for first time2014-01-19T21:41:56-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/19/director-alfonso-cuaron-tries-tv-for-first-time/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Oscar-nominated director Alfonso Cuaron is trying television for the first time, teaming with producer J.J. Abrams on a new series.</p> <p> The two have known each other for about 20 years, and Abrams was eager to work with Cuaron. Cuaron is up for a best ...Peter Suderman's Top Ten Movies of 20132013-12-31T18:40:11-05:00Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Timeshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/31/peter-sudermans-top-ten-movies-of-2013/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Hollywood can still make truly great movies, but you wouldn't know that for most of the year. Tinseltown increasingly packs its smartest, craftiest films into the final months and weeks of the release calendar in hopes of staying fresh in the minds of awards voters. That means that best-of-the-year lists ...